Chapter 1083

"I've caught a new Pokémon!"

When All Baimu and the others arrived, Long Ren smiled and showed them a Poké Ball.

Arven said in surprise, "You're quite capable!"

They had both snuck into Area Zero, and both had been trapped in Area Zero.

Although Long Ren was All Baimu's friend, he subconsciously felt that the boy in front of him shouldn't be much stronger than him...

This also gave Arven the courage to battle Iron Leaves.

Now it seemed his judgment was clearly wrong!

"Congratulations, Long Ren!"

Nemona congratulated him with a smile.

Whether to catch or not was entirely a personal choice, and catching wild Pokémon was a Trainer's right. The Student Council President would never force others to accept her values.

Even if it was a pity that the future Swords of Justice were one member short.

Penny, however, had a strange expression and said, "But just now... I seemed to see Iron Thorns jump over from the top of the mountain to join the other two."

"Eh?"

The two froze for a moment.

All Baimu agreed, "I saw it too, so what did you catch, Long Ren?"

"It's this guy!"

Long Ren opened the Poké Ball with a grin.

Bang!

Light flashed, and Iron Bundle, with a matte texture on its body, landed, its head rotating 360 degrees, making a "beep" sound.

Penny closed her eyes, unable to accept it.

No!

This bizarre creature is definitely not a cute Delibird!

Nemona said in surprise, "You caught it? The future Pokémon Iron Bundle!"

"Iron Bundle? Is that its name? As expected, it's about the same as Miraidon. I thought it was some professor's prank at first, and only realized there was a problem later."

Long Ren rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful.

As a man who had once piloted Groudon and Kyogre robots, he didn't treat Iron Bundle as a Pokémon at first either.

Later, he felt something was wrong, so he threw a Poké Ball to try it out.

Well!

It hit directly!

Arven's brow twitched, "You didn't catch a future Sword of Justice?"

"Yeah."

"Then why were you being so ambiguous just now!"

"Was I ambiguous?"

Long Ren blinked innocently.

This kid! His personality is so nasty!

Arven clenched his fists, trying hard to suppress the urge to beat him up.

Nemona observed Iron Bundle carefully, "Is this the one we encountered before?"

"No."

All Baimu looked at its appearance, "The one we encountered was a bit bigger."

"You can tell even that?"

Nemona was very impressed by his keen eyes, and took out a Poké Ball to release Iron Treads, saying excitedly, "Let's battle! Future Pokémon battle!"

She really didn't miss any opportunity to battle.

Iron Treads, which Long Ren had met for the first time, also got interested, "Sure, sure! Just in time, I haven't warmed up my muscles!"

Another battle kicked off.

Penny was speechless.

Can they really leave Area Zero today?

She turned her head to look at the team's true leader—All Baimu, but he seemed immersed in waxing, coating, and crystal-plating Aggron's long horns.

Are you a Champion Trainer or a Champion Breeder?

Forget it.

Let's go online for a while.

Penny took a tablet out of her Eevee bag and started playing while sitting on Miraidon's back.

Arven watched the battle intently, trying to absorb some experience from it.

On a hillside far away.

The future Swords of Justice looked down at the battle between the two future Pokémon, and suddenly each looked in one direction.

"Beep."

Their electronic eyes changed into a vigilant shape.

In the entire Paldea crater, besides Koraidon at the very bottom, there were three other opponents they valued very much.

And unlike them, these three opponents were filled with primitive wildness and violent genes. If left to move around freely, they were very likely to cause serious damage to the natural environment of Area Zero.

Therefore, the future Swords of Justice often fought with them to limit their range of activity.

Were they stimulated by the frequent explosions?

The future Swords of Justice didn't hesitate and ran quickly toward their opponents, even though they had just finished a battle.

Today.

Is also a day for protecting nature.

——

Penny's worries didn't become reality.

After all, they came walking, but were going back riding Pokémon, so the speed was much faster.

And they didn't have to be affected by Nemona's small-fry stamina, which required frequent rest on the spot.

By noon.

The group successfully caught sight of the outer outline of the second observation station.

"We can call a Flying Taxi from here!" Nemona looked at her phone's memo and said.

Originally, the Flying Taxi would only agree to enter the upper level at most, but Jacq specifically persuaded a few bolder Squawkabilly to form a support team.

Penny breathed a sigh of relief, "Can we finally get out?"

Although she didn't have to worry about safety under All Baimu's protection, many of the situations that occurred in Area Zero made her feel physically uncomfortable.

"Hey! I see another strange Pokémon!"

Long Ren, who was riding Dragonite, shouted downward, "It... looks like a Jigglypuff."

"Jigglypuff!"

Nemona looked at All Baimu quickly and shouted, "All Baimu! It must be that guy!"

Arven said, "It wouldn't be waiting for us here on purpose, would it? We lost it before and couldn't find it, so it just..."

When they set off for the deepest part yesterday, Scream Tail followed them for a long way, and only disappeared when they got close to the river where the mist was surging.

Nemona was quite disappointed when she saw it didn't follow them at that time.

Penny had a strange look on her face, "If we don't return to the second observation station, wouldn't it just wait for the next batch of people to enter Area Zero..."

"Are you guys very familiar with it?"

Long Ren was confused.

How come it sounds like a teammate was left behind here?

All Baimu remained silent.

Scream Tail's approach indeed surprised him, waiting in the same place for something...

He inexplicably thought of the Charmander that waited to die in the same place in the original series.

Even though he hadn't caught Scream Tail, and there wasn't such a deep friendship between them.

Let's see the situation.

All Baimu touched Aggron's head.

The big monster turned its head, its deep blue eyes reflecting the Trainer's face.

"Goo-roar~"

A familiar expression and scent, its name is soft-heartedness.

The group arrived at the second observation station.

Sure enough, the pink figure guarding the door was exactly the pink spherical creature with Jessie's hairstyle.

It also seemed to have caught sight of the returning group, its expression instantly becoming excited, and it pounced suddenly.

"Ah... Ah!!"

This guy actually released 【Hyper Voice】!

Hum!

Visible sound waves vibrated over!

"Watch out!"

Those who had seen it before covered their ears early and tried their best to hide behind their Pokémon.

Poor Long Ren and Dragonite, due to the information gap and insufficient defense against Scream Tail, took it head-on.

Both of their faces twisted in the sound wave.

Immediately after.

Dragonite fell down dizzy, and Long Ren said with stars in his eyes, "Is it... not... with you guys?"

"We didn't say it was."

Arven took the opportunity to counterattack proudly.

As a result, he received a "Huh?" from Long Ren, who turned his head to the side.

Apparently, the Hyper Voice had made him temporarily deaf, which made Arven lose all interest.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

The approaching Scream Tail puffed up its cheeks and frowned tightly, its angry expression exactly the same as Jigglypuff's.

It was as if it was questioning why they had been so late to return.

But soon it cheered itself up, like a bouncy ball, darting back and forth around them.

Nemona laughed and said, "Is this welcoming us?"

"Looks like it."

Seeing Scream Tail's happy and cute expression, Penny couldn't help but restrain her discrimination against these suspicious Pokémon.

"Ah~"

Scream Tail stopped in front of Aggron and waved happily at All Baimu, "Ee-ah~"

"We meet again."

All Baimu jumped down and tentatively touched its hair-like tentacles.

"Ah!"

Scream Tail let him stroke it.

A Pokémon that produces noise but is cute enough... what exactly is it thinking?

Rumble...

The sound of hunger came from Scream Tail's stomach.

Nemona smiled and said, "It gets hungry as soon as it sees All Baimu. Food is indeed a huge temptation for wild Pokémon."

"Let's eat first! It'll take time for the Flying Taxi to come!" Arven suggested.

It was unanimously agreed.

Long Ren recovered from his temporary deafness and marveled around Scream Tail, "Iron Bundle that looks like Delibird, Iron Treads that looks like Donphan, this guy looks like Jigglypuff—"

Before he could finish, Scream Tail roared angrily at him.

"Ah-ah——!!"

"Wow!"

Long Ren had finally recovered, and now his ears were ringing again, "Why?"

"Because it doesn't like others calling it Jig... that name. Its real name is Scream Tail." Penny almost let it slip, but fortunately, she turned her mouth quickly.

But even so, it was glared at by Scream Tail.

Because they were about to leave Area Zero.

All Baimu didn't make a big fuss, just heated up the leftovers from last night.

Scream Tail ate very happily, which really made one wonder why it was waiting at the second observation station.

After eating and drinking enough.

Everyone looked at Scream Tail, which had no intention of leaving at all.

Arven said, "I think it definitely likes you, All Baimu. Why don't you consider it? After all, you haven't gained anything since coming to Area Zero this time."

——The Pokémon caught at the entrance of the Zero Lab had all been handed over to the Turo AI.

He didn't know the details of what happened in Kitakami.

"Gah-roar?"

Miraidon pointed at itself with a face full of surprise.

Wasn't its awakening a gain?

Discriminating against lizards!

Nemona echoed, "If you don't make a move, I'm going to! One ancient, one future!"

All Baimu didn't respond to their instigation, just stared at Scream Tail for a long time.

"Ah?"

Scream Tail was blank at first, then puzzled, and then evolved into anger, "Ah..."

All Baimu said, "We're leaving, leaving this pit, and going through the clouds above."

He pointed to the thick white clouds covering the sky above the giant pit.

"Ah..."

Scream Tail understood, its expression a bit regretful. The cloud wall that only sunlight could penetrate was out of reach for it.

At this moment.

All Baimu asked Gengar for a box of Pokéblocks and a Love Ball.

He said, "Are you willing to go out with me? Leave this place and live with me. If you're willing, press the switch here. If you're not, this is your farewell gift."

The encounter with Scream Tail was very plain.

It wasn't love at first sight, nor had they been through thick and thin together; there were only fights and noise.

Delicious food might be something he could offer.

But could it really make a Pokémon willing to leave its home?

The vast number of wild Pokémon that had been fed might be able to give an answer—

A false proposition.

For All Baimu, who currently needed to focus on cultivating his main force, unless it was a Pokémon he particularly longed to bond with, he was willing to hand the choice over to the other party.

Simply because catching a Pokémon is easy, but treating it well and caring for it is not so easy.

A personality like Scream Tail's, which can't stay quiet, is not as easy to get along with as the Legendary Giants, the two steeds, and Calyrex, who can endure loneliness.

These days of separation from his Pokémon also made All Baimu realize that even though he always wanted to treat everyone equally, each Pokémon still had a different weight in his heart.

Which Pokémon he thinks about more, which he thinks about less.

All Baimu can fool others, but he can't fool himself.

He is never perfect, and can even be said to have many shortcomings. After all, when Arceus molded him, he molded a human, not a god.

The addition of Scream Tail would dilute the love that was already divided into more than a dozen parts.

So he needed a little motivation and reason to finally make up his mind. Just like the night he was told to resist by Perrin and Liu Ge.

And the second time he went to Ula'ula Island and was chosen by Alolan Meowth.

The reason was already there—Scream Tail's sweet waiting; all that was missing was the motivation.

Choose!

Let him know the result!

Swish swish...

The breeze blew over the grass.

The shaded area where the second observation station was located was quite quiet.

No one else spoke, watching nervously or expectantly.

"Ah..."

Scream Tail looked at the Pokéblocks in All Baimu's left hand, which were filled with a tempting, sweet taste.

It looked at the Love Ball in his right hand, its pink appearance just like itself.

And so.

Scream Tail reached out its claw.

It suddenly grabbed All Baimu's hands, forcing him, who was full of surprise, to walk two steps toward it.

Successfully getting both the Pokéblocks and the Love Ball.

I want them all!

"Ah!?"

Scream Tail raised its eyebrows, its proud little expression as if saying—"Little guy, look at what you can do."

Then it opened the Pokéblock box, poured all the Pokéblocks inside into its mouth, and then tapped the switch of the Love Ball.

Bang!

Red light sucked Scream Tail in.

It shook slightly three times.

Ding!

Stars jumped.

"Caught..." Penny put down her phone; she really couldn't help but secretly record this content.

A smile appeared on Nemona's face, "What a quirky guy."

"This guy is very smart."

Arven evaluated.

Facing the two AB options given, it actually chose a third C that didn't exist!

All Baimu walked up slowly and picked up the Love Ball.

"Good for you."

His smile was very faint, but it came from the heart, "Welcome to the family of Mt. Silver!"

Chosen by a Pokémon once again, Scream Tail told him that to make people move forward, sometimes you don't need to push from behind; pulling works too.

But what's curious is, what is the reason for Scream Tail choosing him?

Delicious food?

All Baimu, who knew very little about Scream Tail, didn't know that this Pokémon actually loved excitement very much.

It likes all kinds of continuous sounds and lively atmospheres.

But because of its loud voice, it was rejected by ordinary Pokémon living in Area Zero and attacked by ancient and future Pokémon.

The lonelier it was, the more it had to shout to vent its loneliness; and the more it shouted, the more it would be squeezed out and hostile from all sides.

Paradox Pokémon seem to live like paradoxes.

Yesterday was the first time it integrated into the excitement it had dreamed of, no longer lonely, no longer needing to shout, and the void in its heart was filled.

Scream Tail understood that it had found what it wanted.

Therefore, when it found that it had lost its way in the fog, it was both panicked and scared.

It took a long time to calm down, passed through patches of unfamiliar environments, and returned to the second observation station along the original path.

It had to wait, wait for those favorite sounds to return.

(End of chapter)